Baptist World Contents

a magazine of the Baptist World Alliance

5 World Congress

5 Anticipating South Africa

6 Congress Notes

8 Embracing “the Other” through the BWA

10 From Copenhagen 1947 to Birmingham 2005

17 Merger Proposed

17 Callam Proposes Merger of Baptist Congress & Youth Conference

18 Worship, Fellowship & Unity

18 Callam Lauds Nigerian Baptists on Centenary

19 Newly Formed: Fellowship of Baptists in Ethiopia

20 Liberians Celebrate Centenary Session

20 BWA Director Receives Honorary Doctoral Degree

22 Newly Formed: Alliance of Turkish Baptists

25 Disaster Response

25 Serbian Baptists Appeal for Help after Deadly Flooding

25 Baptists Respond to Tornadoes and Flooding in the US

26 Human Rights 26 Prayer Appeal for Ukraine

26 Ukrainian & Russian Baptists Seek Common Ground

27 Nigerian Christians Pray for End to Terrorism

28 BWA Re-elected to NGO Board at the UN

28 Book Notes 29 In Memoriam

Baptist World Editor: Eron Henry, Email: communications@bwanet.org Editorial Assistant: Ashley Coates Becker

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John Upton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President                               

Neville Callam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .General Secretary

BWA EXECUTIVE STAFF

Raimundo Barreto . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freedom and Justice

Rothangliani Chhangte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BWAid

Patsy Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Women

Emmett Dunn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth and Congress

Eron Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communications

Julie Justus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member Services

Meg Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance/Administration

Kathe Traynham . . . . . . . . . . . Promotion and Development

Fausto Vasconcelos. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Evangelism/Research

BWA REGIONAL SECRETARIES

Durosinjesu Ayanrinola . . . . . All Africa Baptist Fellowship

George Bullard . . . . . . . North American Baptist Fellowship

Everton Jackson . . . . . . . . . . Caribbean Baptist Fellowship

Parrish Jacome . . . . . . Union of Baptists in Latin America

Tony Peck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . European Baptist Federation

P. Bonny Resu . . . . . . . . . . Asia Pacific Baptist Federation

July-September 2014 Number 61:3

22 United States: The Need for Solidarity, Hospitality and Fidelity in the Church

23 Latin Americans Launch 100-Day Prayer Campaign, Hold Peace Conference